Staff
Playworks is the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. Learn about the energetic, creative people working to ensure every kid has the chance to play—every day.
Elizabeth Cushing
CEO
Desirae Arends
Executive Director, Utah
Janelle Averill
Director of Field Operations, Southeast
Jo Bender Yocum
Vice President of Field Operations - Indiana
Nikki Black
Director of Individual Giving
Rebecca Blackmer
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Operations
Rafael Cervantes Barajas
Cloud Support Specialist
Jennette Claassen
Director of Evaluation
Jessica Cornejo
Senior Manager of Program Innovation
Danyel “Crutch” Crutcher
National Director of AmeriCorps
Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions
PJ Dever
Executive Director, Wisconsin
Belle Devera
Administrative Assistant
Jackie Dixon
Senior HR Partner
Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy
Nikki Duff
Head of Partnerships Growth
M.C. Edmonds
Senior Manager of Program Innovation & Support
Beth Eisen
Head of Marketing and Communications
Kirsten Fuller
Evaluation Manager
Dolly Greenhalgh
AmeriCorps Compliance & Systems Manager
Robin Grossman
Executive Director, New York/New Jersey
Audrey Hallmann
Executive Director, Indiana
Georgia Harris
Executive Director, Arizona
Joshua Hatfield
Senior Manager, People Ops, Data and Analytics
Edith Hong
Director of Major Gifts and Development Operations
Beth Kimberly
Senior Marketing Automation Manager
Jessica Koch
Digital Marketing Manager
Phil Leung
Head of Digital Product
Abigail MacLaren
Director of Service Quality and Support
Tia Mathisen
Executive Director, Pennsylvania
Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota
Laura Medina Quintanar
Executive Director, Northern California
Kendra Mosley
AmeriCorps Experience & Recruitment Manager
Greg Nance
Head of People
Jessica Oh
Director of Systems
Ivy Olesh
Vice President of Field Operations - Pennsylvania
Eileen Pedersen
Head of Program Innovation
Derek Porter
Product Operations Manager
Molly Reichman
Operations Manager
Michelle Serrano
Vice President of Field Operations - California
Will Sexton
Marketing Associate
Cameron Sims
Senior Development Operations Manager
Celeste Soto
Executive Director, Southern California
Phasha Spencer
Executive Director, Illinois
Satoshi Steimetz
Chief Financial Officer
Judy Tipton
Executive Director, Michigan
Kerryann Tomlinson
Vice President of Field Operations - Arizona
Sylvia Townsend
Senior HR Generalist
Kellie Wilson
Senior Manager, Learning & Development
Asia Wisecarver
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest
Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado
Jo Yocum
Vice President Field Operations, Indiana
Marc Yu
Senior Creative Designer